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ultimatecodecssetup.exe

PersonalCleaner

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application ultimatecodecssetup.exe by PersonalCleaner has been detected as adware by 11 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions.
Publisher:
PersonalCleaner  (signed and verified)

MD5:
040e564febefefb2d0a5f4ad29e2a575

SHA-1:
5a69bfeb0f6d791c0e2400e668d3172120e4e259

SHA-256:
4ae6d482fe53aea24d2b400066d69b964f1a3354def2f21faad3626a77e8245a

Scanner detections:
11 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
4/18/2024 10:50:15 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3344

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24524
9.0.1.0265

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.PS potentially unwanted application
8.7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/InstallCore.AC.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallCore.AE
14.9.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of mediaplayersetup.exe (Adware)
2014.12.4.14

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13490

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore
v2014.09.22.11

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.PersonalCleaner.T
14.9.22.9

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
32938

File size:
694.9 KB (711,592 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\ultimatecodecssetup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
PersonalCleaner

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/2/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/3/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=PersonalCleaner, O=PersonalCleaner, STREET=28A Lillinblam St., L=Tel-Aviv, S=Israel, PostalCode=651307, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
685F7E727ED51E9A38F37A50DC276FF3

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:v7vp24r2Bug0ydXPmcM+/uomy672HozuxYN3geP5E+5HuUG9m1Y/0ifJb8X:v7v8O2IgfXPy9omyKDtgeP2UuUwm6L

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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